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Funny Names

  • 04-08-2010 8:36pm
    #1
    Conor OH!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭


    i used to work in a call centre and the peoples names would show up on screen when they rang in. sometimes you'd get some hilarious names pop up on screen, and just wondered if anyone has come across any unfortunate names or just ridiculous ones... :D:D

    some of the ones i saw were

    Fanny Fuchs :eek::pac:

    and recently came across this (haha, wont actually let the link work cos the word "cvnt" is in it)!!

    http://www.your-family-history.com/c/****-family-history.php


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Comments

  • #2
    Cheap Thrills!
    Registered Users Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Cheap Thrills!


    Fella that worked for RIPE years back called Randy Bush. I $hit you not.


  • #3
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,424 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Brian o Brien

    Common


  • #4
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭mojesius


    The worst I saw in my call centre days was 'Cockburn'. I can't remember his 1st name, think it was something normal like 'Dave'.


  • #5
    f1dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭f1dan


    Any excuse to drag this up


  • #6
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    mojesius wrote: »
    The worst I saw in my call centre days was 'Cockburn'. I can't remember his 1st name, think it was something normal like 'Dave'.

    It's pronounced 'Coeburn'.


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  • #7
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    i came across a funny name before but that person is now dead and I'd only get called a sick **** if i made a joke about it.


  • #8
    W.Shakes-Beer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    vietnamese woman comes into my shop with first name "Panjaporn"


  • #9
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Confab wrote: »
    It's pronounced 'Coeburn'.

    yeah, I remember asking him to confirm his name when he used to ring in and he pronounced it as you did, I thought he was just too embarrassed/ London posh to pronounce it as spelled.


  • #10
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    mink_man wrote: »
    i came across a funny name before but that person is now dead and I'd only get called a sick **** if i made a joke about it.

    Still sore :D


    Went to school with a guy called Richard Burns :)


  • #11
    Royal Seahawk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭Royal Seahawk


    I was in Fas in Finglas for 5 months of my apprenticeship with a lad called 'Justin Case'.


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  • #12
    The Skulls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭The Skulls


    Worked for a certain alarm monitoring company a few years back, there was a client by the name of 'Dick Strokes' & there was a 'Dick Overy.'


  • #13
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Mike Hunt.


  • #14
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,600 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Got a Mr Belcher once when working in a call centre.

    Guy beside me saw me laughing and started burping into my mic! :eek: I had to hang up!

    Also have had..

    Mr Beer
    Mr Dick
    Mr Right (yes spelled that way...ladies)

    Got freaked out when once had someone with the exact same name (but a terrible accent) as me


  • #15
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Deceased Talksport presenter Mike Dickin


  • #16
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Deceased Talksport presenter Mike Dickin

    oh thats low, ya sick c***!


  • #17
    tvnutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz




  • #18
    mssin80
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭mssin80


    adrian280582 wrote: »
    Brian o Brien

    Common
    yeah,my mam had an uncle called tommy thomas :D


  • #19
    Agent_99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 918 ✭✭✭Agent_99


    In my class in secondary school

    Teresa Green
    Pete Burns
    Justin Casey


    Worked with
    Kitty Chow
    Attila Kiss

    Met a
    Chris Sillitoes
    Mike Smallbones


  • #20
    Miss Lockhart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Miss Lockhart


    I know of a Willie Watchorn - always makes me giggle.

    I also worked with a girl called Shera.


  • #21
    MGMTea
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭MGMTea


    Chilean football player called Willy Topp :p


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  • #22
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    A girl I went to school with went to her debs with a guy called Cian Hoare.


  • #23
    Wats_in_a_name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭Wats_in_a_name


    Teacher in school called William Hare know as Willie. Will never forget Willie Hare to reception echoing around the corridor.


  • #24
    Raedwald
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Raedwald


    Former work associate, Andrew Peacock...was forever called droopy cock


  • #25
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    I got a Paddy Van Raepenbusch one day doing outbound sales for Eircom. Nearly choked it was so funny.


  • #26
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    dermot mcdermott


  • #27
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    oh and a timothy smallhorn...


  • #28
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    Jenny Taylor (take your time with it)


  • #29
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Cat Melodeon wrote: »
    Jenny Taylor (take your time with it)

    :confused: please help.

    EDIT: I know! It probably works better with an English accent though?


  • #30
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    mojesius wrote: »
    :confused: please help.
    geni-taila (guess it helps if you're English, which she is).


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  • #31
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    mojesius wrote: »
    :confused: please help.

    EDIT: I know! It probably works better with an English accent though?
    You beat me on the edit...


  • #32
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Cat Melodeon wrote: »
    You beat me on the edit...

    It was a close call though...phew :)


  • #33
    dreamer_ire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭dreamer_ire


    Was in college with Annette Curtain


  • #34
    zuroph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,097 ✭✭✭✭zuroph


    scored a french girl years ago called Fanny Dupis.

    guy near where I live called tony foot. (toe knee foot)


  • #35
    thebigleap
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭thebigleap


    There were a couple of Hoares at my secondary school which was a convent run by nuns. We used to snigger when Sr. Veronica had to call out their names during assembly.

    There was also a Catherine Hiney and a Hilary Schmoochen, or Smoochie as we used to call her.


  • #36
    up for anything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭up for anything


    There was the famous cricket commentary gaff, "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey...". The wrong names in the wrong place at the wrong time.


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  • #37
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    up for anything wrote: »
    There was the famous cricket commentary gaff, "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey...". The wrong names in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    Similarly, Moore, Goode, Dick.


  • #38
    questionmark?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭questionmark?


    I remember watching the news one night and seeing a certain Sgt Pat McGee talking about something :D


  • #39
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    Knew a man called Jack Dawe used to drink in a pub called The Nest (no joke):D


  • #40
    Spangles
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭Spangles


    I went to school with a girl called Blanche Magee


  • #41
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Spangles wrote: »
    I went to school with a girl called Blanche Magee

    Sounds painful :eek:


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  • #42
    Ricardo G
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Ricardo G


    Had a school teacher called Mr Bates........ which of course turned into Master bates


  • #43
    Spangles
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭Spangles


    Also used to live in UK next door to a Policeman PC Hole !


  • #44
    babyfratelli_x
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭babyfratelli_x


    My Dr. is called Dr. Bonner.

    That would be fine, except here in Donegal we pronounce it Boner.... never thought it was strange until I moved out of the county and realised other people pronounce it BON-NER

    Now I think it sounds a bit porn-starish :o


  • #45
    Conor OH!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭Conor OH!


    good work everyone! hahaha

    some good ones there...

    i remember aswell, a chinese fella used to ring us in the call centre, and someone told me that his name was "Happy Sun"

    there was also someone called "Mary Clabby" and once when i was in the airport the announcement was calling for

    "Anne COUCH" to check in desk... hahahaha


  • #46
    charmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭charmer


    Doing data entry in work I came across a Willie Ramsbottom yesterday. I lol'd.


  • #47
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Hedda Dick.
    dreamer_ire wrote: »
    Was in college with Annette Curtain

    Was in college with an Annette Ball.


  • #48
    Tom Cruises Left Nut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,030 ✭✭✭Tom Cruises Left Nut


    Chinese girl rang into work "Suk Pil OH"


  • #49
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/0b227ff5-7f38-4282-8625-cbec19148fc5.jpg

    Best ever..


  • #50
    Conor OH!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭Conor OH!


    Larianne wrote: »
    Hedda Dick.

    QUOTE]


    haha, gas... i know her!


  • #51
    GrizzlyMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭GrizzlyMan


    Wayne Scales and Ulick Daly prob the funniest ones ive come across!


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